By Camilla Canocchi

Often known as ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’, Belarus rarely makes the headlines other than for restrictive measures introduced by the government or attacks on press freedom. For all its mystery, Belarus isn’t a country that springs to mind when talking about contemporary art, but a new art gallery is working on representing and promoting Belarusian artists, not only in Belarus but the rest of Europe.

By Kalsoom Lakhani

This past Tuesday, I attended the Washington, D.C. premiere of Bhutto, the documentary about the life of the late Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's first female prime minister, held at the National Geographic Society. The PBS Independent Lens film, directed by Duane Baughman and produced by longtime Bhutto friend and spokesman Mark Siegel, promised to be "a portrait of one of the most fascinating and complex figures of our time."

By Gautam Pemmaraju

In May 1914 Komagata Maru, a Japanese steam ship carrying 376 Indian migrants, was refused permission to dock at Vancouver in a show of racial exclusionism. On return to Calcutta, a British gunboat met the ship and its passengers, who were considered to be political agitators, and a six-month standoff ensued.

By Anwar Akhtar

A recurring theme when you speak to many Pakistanis, both in Pakistan and among the diaspora, is a prolonged list of complaints about how Pakistan and Pakistanis are presented in the media.